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Rot

Spell

Rot

Physical

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Instant castSelf Only

Afflict your target with Rotting Roots dealing Nature Damage every 2 seconds for 6 sec.

Rot

Tooltip

Afflict your target with Rotting Roots dealing Nature Damage every 2 seconds for 6 sec. New stacks do not refresh applied stacks.

This effect is augmented by Darkmoon Sigil: Rot.

How it works

  1. Effect 1 is Apply Aura (effect type 6). It applies aura type 285. It triggers Rot.

What it does

Rot is a spell with an instant cast and no range (it targets the caster). When cast it applies an aura. It also casts Rot (record #1244332).

Generated from the SpellEffect, SpellMisc, SpellCooldowns and SpellRange records in the current retail game build. Effects the client marks as internal hooks are left out.

Spell Details

SchoolPhysical
RangeSelf Only
Cast timeInstant
Effect #1Apply Aura (6)
Aura type id 285
Trigger spell: Rot

Raw client values from the current retail game build. Where the game data carries no name for an id, the id is shown as is.

How to learn

Items that grant this spell

Used by

Where is this spell used?

Rot appears in: 1 spell that casts it and 2 items (listed under Provided by).

Spells that cast it

From the client's JournalEncounterSection, SpecializationSpells, TraitDefinition, PvpTalent, SkillLineAbility, SpellLearnSpell and SpellEffect tables.

Related

Multiple client spell records exist

The game client stores 14 separate Spell records named "Rot". This page is record #1245051. They are not merged: each record can belong to a different difficulty, caster, rank or tuning, so each keeps its own page. The 12 records closest by id are compared here.

Record What differs from this record Likely reason
#159228school: Nature; effect types: Dummy; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#163240school: Nature; duration: until cancelledA variant record
#163241journal encounter: Brackenspore; school: Nature; duration: 45 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different caster
#203095school: Nature; effect types: DummyA different effect setup
#203096journal encounter: Nythendra; school: Nature, Shadow; duration: 9 sec; effect types: Apply Aura, Dummy; different tooltip textA different caster
#203097difficulty rows: Heroic, Mythic, Looking For Raid; used by: Cast by Rot; school: Nature, Shadow; effect types: School Damage; different tooltip textA per-difficulty version
#203535duration: 2 sec; effect types: Trigger Missile, Apply AuraA different effect setup
#203536used by: Cast by Rot; effect types: DummyA helper record another spell casts
#1244332used by: Cast by Rot; school: Holy; duration: until cancelled; different tooltip textA helper record another spell casts
#1244334school: Holy; effect types: Apply Aura, Apply Aura; different tooltip textA different effect setup
#1245055different tooltip textA variant record
#1253222cast time: 3 sec; effect types: Create Item; different tooltip textA different effect setup

Compared fields: SpellMisc difficulty rows, school, cast time and duration; Spell subtext and tooltip text; SpellEffect types and base values; journal and class usage. The reason column names the first difference found.

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